Pierce County’s curbside residential yard waste program now accepts food waste. Residents can put all food and yard waste in their existing yard waste container. In accordance with Washington State House Bill 1799, Pierce County is now accepting residential food waste with yard waste. Accepting food waste is a critical action in Pierce County’s Sustainability […]
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Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Grants $1.7 Million to Local Nonprofit Organizations
Submitted by Virginia Mason Franciscan Health. April 22, 2024, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health (VMFH) announced its commitment of $1.7 million to support local nonprofit organizations across the Puget Sound that address some of the region’s most pressing health issues – access to care, behavioral health, chronic disease prevention, and violence prevention. The goal of the […]
Letter: To The Hearing Examiner
Submitted by Claudia Riiff Finseth. Please, protect the waterat the heart of our community—The Spanaway Marsh may mean little to some,but not to us. It is our arterial blood,our breath, our home. We are done with the hundred-year destructionof filled-in wetlands, re-routed streams,toxic human pollution and buildings too closeto these arteries of life. We are […]
Pierce County RIDE ALONG with Animal Control
This week we celebrate Animal Control Appreciation Week with a special ride along with Animal Control Officer Whitman. ACO Whitman takes us to a variety of animal calls to get a good look at what they do throughout the day. We meet an Emu named “Houdini”, a cat ACO Whitman calls “Pickles” and a special […]
Strickland, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Improving Access to Home Dialysis Act
Office of Rep. Marilyn Strickland announcement. Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), alongside Representatives Carol Miller (WV-01), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02), and Earl Blumenauer (OR – 03) introduced the Improving Access to Home Dialysis Act. This bipartisan legislation aims to increase access to home dialysis by providing trained, professional staff assistance to patients in the home and ensuring that all […]
Volunteers in Pierce County are recipients of 2024 Washington State Volunteer Service Awards
Submitted by Serve Washington. Serve Washington has selected the Pierce County Community Engagement Task Force and Tacoma resident Mattice Hoyt as recipients of the 2024 Washington State Volunteer Service Awards for the South Puget Sound Region of Washington. The South Puget Sound Region includes Mason, Thurston, Pierce and Lewis counties. The purpose of these awards […]
Three affordable housing Notices of Funding Availability releasing in April
Pierce County is releasing three Notices of Funding Availability (NOFA) for affordable housing development and preservation projects. Funding in 2024 includes the first-time funds from the Maureen Howard Affordable Housing Sales Tax passed by the County in 2023. These funds have greatly expanded the County’s resources to invest in projects that meet the urgent need for development and preservation of affordable […]
Payroll employment continues increase in March; unemployment rises to 4.8%
Washington’s economy added an estimated 5,300 jobs (seasonally adjusted) and the monthly unemployment rate rose from 4.7% in February to 4.8% in March. Last month’s unemployment rate is the highest recorded rate since 2021, surpassing the previous high mark set in February. It also marked the sixth consecutive month of increasing unemployment rates in Washington. […]
Moving Day
Submitted by Bruce Dammeier, Executive. When I served in the Navy, our family moved frequently! Four interstate moves in eight years, which is about average for military families. My wife loved it for many reasons, especially the chance to purge our unused and unneeded stuff that always seems to accumulate. Moving not only kept us […]